New Era of Unity?

It looks like it may back to politics as usual. Since the election of Barack Obama both parties have begun reassessing who and what roles will be kept within in each party. While the Republicans struggle to find a new face for the party, the Democrats are trying to get rid of old ones. Among those old ones, is Senator Joseph Lieberman.

Lieberman created quite a problem for himself in endorsing Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, for presidency. Now that Obama has won it seems that many democrats are looking for blood. They want to strip him of his chairmanship of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. But to mee it seems vengeful. Lieberman has amost always voted witht he Democrats. He is no right wing Republican nor was Mr. McCain who he endorsed.

Sure many Democrats are angered but they must realize although Mr. McCain lost he has had a past of bipartisanship, which is the reason he was able to become such a close friend of Mr. Lieberman. And for this reason Democrats should realize that their friendship was based on this ability to work together even though they were on opposite sides. Many democrats in the caucuses may be too short sighted to see that they are already undermining Barack Obama's message of unity but I feel that it is his duty as the leader of his party to speak out on the subject and make peace with Mr. Lieberman. Otherwise, the era of bitter politics which we have been through for the last eight years will continue.